d

Nor > Neither

3 And daughter of a woody nymph, desire

daughter > girl, _hence:_ ward (her mother is Chrysogone; see 306.4,
306.28)
woody > silvan, forest-dwelling (i.e. the nymph is a dryad)

4 No service but your safety and aid;
5 Which if you gain, I shall be well apaid.

apaid > pleased, satisfied; repaid

6 We mortal wights, whose lives and fortunes be

wights > people

7 To common accidents still open laid,

common > ordinary
still > ever, continually

8 Are bound with common bond of frailty,
9 To succour wretched wights, whom we captived see.

captived > taken captive (in this case by injury)

305.37

By this her Damzels, which the former chace
2 Had +vndertaken+ after +her,+ arriu'd,
As +did+ _Belph{oe}be_, in the bloudy place,
4 And thereby deemd the beast had bene depriu'd
Of life, whom late their Ladies arrow ryu'd:
6 For thy the bloudy tract they +followd+ fast,
And euery one to runne the swiftest stryu'd;
8 But two of them the rest far ouerpast,
And where their Lady was, arriued at the last.

2 vndertaken > vndertaken, _1609_
2 her, > her _1596, 1609_
3 did > had _conj. Collier_
6 followd > follow _1596, 1609_

1 By this her damsels (who the former chase

By this > By this time

2 Had undertaken after her) arrived,
3 As did Belphoebe, in the bloody place,
4 And thereby deemed the beast had been deprived
5 Of life, whom late their lady's arrow rived:

late > lately
rived > pierced

6 For-thy the bloody tract they followed fast,

For-thy > For this reason
tract > track, trail
fast > fast; very closely

7 And everyone to run the swiftest strove;
8 But two of them the rest far overpassed,

overpassed > surpassed

9 And where their lady was, arrived at the last.

at the last > finally

305.38

Where when they saw that goodly boy, with blood
2 Defowled, and their Lady dresse his wownd,
They wondred much, and shortly vnderstood,
4 How him in deadly case their Lady fownd,
And reskewed out of the heauy stownd.
6 Eftsoones his warlike courser, which was strayd
Farre in the woods, whiles that he lay in swownd,
8 She made those Damzels search, which being stayd,
They did him set thereon, and +forth with+ them conuayd.

9 forth with > forthwith _1596_

1 Where when they saw that goodly boy with blood

goodly > good-looking

2 Defouled, and their lady dr